Is Someone a Non-Muslim If They Break Their Promises and Trust?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
“There is no faith in one who cannot be trusted, and there is no religion in one who cannot uphold his covenants.” [Ahmed]
Is a person who cannot be trusted and breaks his covenant a non-Muslim according to the above hadith?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “There is no faith for one who cannot be trusted. There is no religion for one who cannot uphold a covenant.” [Ahmad]
This means one does not have complete faith, which is a sign of weak faith if he betrays the trust or does not fulfill a promise. It does not mean he has lost his faith (iman) and is now a non-Muslim. Thus, it is an exaggerative statement and a way of emphasizing our trust and promises as much as we possibly can. [‘Abdul-Haq al-Dehlawi, Lama‘at al-Tanqih Fi Sharh Mishkat al-Masabih]
Plenty of verses in the Quran and hadith confirm the importance of keeping your trust. See the valuable links below.
I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. You will receive guidance and direction, in sha’ Allah.
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- Fulfilling Covenants & Excellence – Hadith: Mukhtasar Sahih al-Bukhari. [Video]
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I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
